Chapter 7
Hitomi stared at her for a few moments, completely stupefied, and then burst out laughing! The rest of the group stared at her with surprise and obvious bewilderment.
"That's- that's a good one Mina!" Hitomi managed through giggles.
Mina's face remained serious. "I'm not joking, Hitomi. I really am Sailor Venus."
Hitomi stopped laughing abruptly. "Please tell me you're kidding." She said hopefully.
"Why else do you think I didn't have time to come stay with you for the last few years? Before becoming Sailor Venus, I was Sailor V in London. That's the reason why I must go home, Hitomi. Earth needs me as the fifth member of the Sailor Scouts." She replied.
Hitomi shook her head in disbelief. Everyone looked extremely confused. Dryden was the first to step forward.
"I think I speak for everyone when I ask this... Just who are the Sailor Scouts?" He asked.
The room was silent for a long time with Hitomi and Mina simply staring at each other, neither blinking. Finally, Hitomi spoke.
"They are warriors put on Earth for the sole purpose of protecting it from any sort of danger. Sailor Venus leads the Scouts in battle, even though Sailor Moon is the true leader. Many people only believe them to be legend, but I'm not one of them. I've always believed they were vital to Earth's future. She is right... If she is who she says she is, she can't stay." Hitomi murmured.
Everyone exchanged glances of surprise and Dryden snorted with laughter. Milerna smacked him, motioning him to remember his manners. "What? Sounds like a children's bedtime story to me! I mean, look at her!" He gestured towards Mina to emphasize his point. "She can't be more than seventeen! A girl that age couldn't fight. The whole thing sounds like something out of a fairy tale." He sputtered, trying to defend himself.
"In a way, the entire story is-but I don't have time to explain now. I have to get in touch with home." Mina said quickly.
She stood up and reached for the robe at the side of the bed. She pulled out a small mechanical device that immediately caught everyone's interest-especially Dryden's- and turned it on. She cried aloud with joy as static filled the air.
"Yes! I think it still works... Serena, Amy, Raye, Lita-anyone- come in please." Mina ordered into the communicator.
Tiny white dots filled the little screen for a few moments, but finally she caught glimpses of a female face with short hair. Amy's voice began to emit from the tiny speakers, her words broken by cracks of static.
"Mina...(crackle, crackle...). Is that you? Are...(crackle, crackle...) all right?" Amy questioned worriedly.
"Amy! Thank goodness I got a hold of you... I'm in big trouble here. I'm not on Earth anymore, I need your guy's help!" Mina cried excitedly.
"Mina...(crackle, crackle...) I can't understand...(crackle, crackle...). Change frequency..." Amy ordered.
Mina looked down and began pressing buttons on the communicator frantically as her bewildered audience stared at her with disbelief. Communication across worlds? How was it possible? But then again, Amano had been able to reach Hitomi via her pager, so maybe images coming from Earth wasn't such an inconceivable concept after all... Everyone became silent again as Amy's face came into view and her voice issued forth, clear as a bell.
"Mina, where are you? I can't pinpoint you location. Are you okay?" Amy asked immediately.
"I'm fine Amy. I'm on a planet called Gaea. Don't bother looking it up because it won't show on any maps. I may be trapped here unless I can get some help... Are the Scouts close?" She asked.
"Most of them, Serena is on vacation with Darien right now, but luckily Lita hasn't left yet. We're on our way over to Raye's right now." She answered. Suddenly static issued through the transmission and Amy's image began to blur.
"Oh no, I don't think we have much time left." Mina said dismally. "Listen Amy, tell the girls to try to teleport here and get me. It might be my only chance to get back home. I don't think the way I got here is going to work now."
Amy's forehead creased in consternation. "We'll try Mina, but without you, I don't think it's possible. We need a fifth member to transport, especially over large distances." Amy whispered.
Realization plunged through Mina's heart like a dagger. Her face paled. Teleportation wouldn't work without her there... She was stuck. They weren't coming...
"Mina... Mina? You're breaking up!" Amy's cried desperately. Mina could dimly see her fumbling to fix the transmission signal through her fixed gaze. She felt numb, completely cold. A shudder filled her body. There was no hope...
"Tell the girls I love them, Amy." Mina said softly.
"What?" Amy said distractedly. "What do you mean? Mina..." Realization crossed her worried face and panic filled her eyes. "No! Mina, please! Wait!" Amy screamed.
"I love you, Amy. Take care of yourself and say goodbye to the girls for me. I will miss you all very much." She said softly. The screen was going out...
"Mina! Min-" Amy started, but the image blacked out, leaving Mina alone in a strange land. She dropped the communicator deftly and didn't flinch with the others as it clattered to the ground. Her head remained down as her hands rose and covered her face. She was silent, no sobs, no anything. Hitomi approached her slowly and laid a hand on her shoulder.
"Mina..." She began, but the girl broke away with a strangled cry and ran for the door. She was out of it in a second and the door banged against the wall behind her.
"I'll get her." Allen said, and was gone before anyone could object.
Hitomi stared at her for a few moments, completely stupefied, and then burst out laughing! The rest of the group stared at her with surprise and obvious bewilderment.
"That's- that's a good one Mina!" Hitomi managed through giggles.
Mina's face remained serious. "I'm not joking, Hitomi. I really am Sailor Venus."
Hitomi stopped laughing abruptly. "Please tell me you're kidding." She said hopefully.
"Why else do you think I didn't have time to come stay with you for the last few years? Before becoming Sailor Venus, I was Sailor V in London. That's the reason why I must go home, Hitomi. Earth needs me as the fifth member of the Sailor Scouts." She replied.
Hitomi shook her head in disbelief. Everyone looked extremely confused. Dryden was the first to step forward.
"I think I speak for everyone when I ask this... Just who are the Sailor Scouts?" He asked.
The room was silent for a long time with Hitomi and Mina simply staring at each other, neither blinking. Finally, Hitomi spoke.
"They are warriors put on Earth for the sole purpose of protecting it from any sort of danger. Sailor Venus leads the Scouts in battle, even though Sailor Moon is the true leader. Many people only believe them to be legend, but I'm not one of them. I've always believed they were vital to Earth's future. She is right... If she is who she says she is, she can't stay." Hitomi murmured.
Everyone exchanged glances of surprise and Dryden snorted with laughter. Milerna smacked him, motioning him to remember his manners. "What? Sounds like a children's bedtime story to me! I mean, look at her!" He gestured towards Mina to emphasize his point. "She can't be more than seventeen! A girl that age couldn't fight. The whole thing sounds like something out of a fairy tale." He sputtered, trying to defend himself.
"In a way, the entire story is-but I don't have time to explain now. I have to get in touch with home." Mina said quickly.
She stood up and reached for the robe at the side of the bed. She pulled out a small mechanical device that immediately caught everyone's interest-especially Dryden's- and turned it on. She cried aloud with joy as static filled the air.
"Yes! I think it still works... Serena, Amy, Raye, Lita-anyone- come in please." Mina ordered into the communicator.
Tiny white dots filled the little screen for a few moments, but finally she caught glimpses of a female face with short hair. Amy's voice began to emit from the tiny speakers, her words broken by cracks of static.
"Mina...(crackle, crackle...). Is that you? Are...(crackle, crackle...) all right?" Amy questioned worriedly.
"Amy! Thank goodness I got a hold of you... I'm in big trouble here. I'm not on Earth anymore, I need your guy's help!" Mina cried excitedly.
"Mina...(crackle, crackle...) I can't understand...(crackle, crackle...). Change frequency..." Amy ordered.
Mina looked down and began pressing buttons on the communicator frantically as her bewildered audience stared at her with disbelief. Communication across worlds? How was it possible? But then again, Amano had been able to reach Hitomi via her pager, so maybe images coming from Earth wasn't such an inconceivable concept after all... Everyone became silent again as Amy's face came into view and her voice issued forth, clear as a bell.
"Mina, where are you? I can't pinpoint you location. Are you okay?" Amy asked immediately.
"I'm fine Amy. I'm on a planet called Gaea. Don't bother looking it up because it won't show on any maps. I may be trapped here unless I can get some help... Are the Scouts close?" She asked.
"Most of them, Serena is on vacation with Darien right now, but luckily Lita hasn't left yet. We're on our way over to Raye's right now." She answered. Suddenly static issued through the transmission and Amy's image began to blur.
"Oh no, I don't think we have much time left." Mina said dismally. "Listen Amy, tell the girls to try to teleport here and get me. It might be my only chance to get back home. I don't think the way I got here is going to work now."
Amy's forehead creased in consternation. "We'll try Mina, but without you, I don't think it's possible. We need a fifth member to transport, especially over large distances." Amy whispered.
Realization plunged through Mina's heart like a dagger. Her face paled. Teleportation wouldn't work without her there... She was stuck. They weren't coming...
"Mina... Mina? You're breaking up!" Amy's cried desperately. Mina could dimly see her fumbling to fix the transmission signal through her fixed gaze. She felt numb, completely cold. A shudder filled her body. There was no hope...
"Tell the girls I love them, Amy." Mina said softly.
"What?" Amy said distractedly. "What do you mean? Mina..." Realization crossed her worried face and panic filled her eyes. "No! Mina, please! Wait!" Amy screamed.
"I love you, Amy. Take care of yourself and say goodbye to the girls for me. I will miss you all very much." She said softly. The screen was going out...
"Mina! Min-" Amy started, but the image blacked out, leaving Mina alone in a strange land. She dropped the communicator deftly and didn't flinch with the others as it clattered to the ground. Her head remained down as her hands rose and covered her face. She was silent, no sobs, no anything. Hitomi approached her slowly and laid a hand on her shoulder.
"Mina..." She began, but the girl broke away with a strangled cry and ran for the door. She was out of it in a second and the door banged against the wall behind her.
"I'll get her." Allen said, and was gone before anyone could object.